From: croth@omnifest.uwm.edu (Chris Roth)
Newsgroups: alt.censorship
Subject: Playing cards: censorship target
Date: 3 May 1995 14:27:53 -0500
Organization: Omnifest
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Message-ID: <3o8lfp$th@omnifest.uwm.edu>
It occurs to me that playing cards are sexist. The men
outnumber the women. Any given deck has four kings, for
four Jacks, and two Jokers. The Jokers are typically
depicted as men, although some decks sport a horse's
head--gender ambiguous.
By contrast, there are only four Queens. Just four.
The men are shown as capable, employable agents of change.
The joker rides a bike. Jacks and Kings wield swords. The
women hold leaves.
Justification for government censorship? No.
The First Amendment protects unfair, irresponsible,
unbalanced expression.